CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The statewide average
precipitation for April in Illinois was 7.01 inches, 3.23 inches above normal
and the second wettest April on record, according to Illinois State
Climatologist Jim Angel at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water
Survey.

Three
of the top five wettest Aprils since the late 1800s have been since 2011,
indicating a wetter trend in recent years.

The
largest monthly precipitation total for April in Illinois was in Carbondale
with 14.41 inches. Several other sites in southern Illinois had similar amounts,
including Bush (Williamson County) with 13.63 inches, West Frankfort (Franklin
County) with 13.35 inches, Kaskaskia (Randolph County) with 13.34 inches, and
Murphysboro (Jackson County) with 13.02 inches.

The
statewide average temperature for April was 56.4 degrees, 3.8 degrees above
average and the 11th warmest April on record. The warmest reading during April
was 89 degrees at Kaskaskia on April 20. The coldest reading for the month
was 19 degrees at Morrison on April 10.

The January–April
period was the warmest on record with a statewide average temperature of 44.5
degrees, 5.4 degrees above normal.

The Illinois State Water Survey
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a division of the Prairie
Research Institute, is the primary agency in Illinois concerned with water and
atmospheric resources.